"貔貅" meaning in Chinese

See 貔貅 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pʰi³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /pʰei̯²¹ jɐu̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pi²⁴⁻²² hiu⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /pʰi³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/, /pʰei̯²¹ jɐu̯⁵⁵/, /pi²⁴⁻²² hiu⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: píxiū [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄡ [Mandarin, bopomofo], pei⁴ jau¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], pî-hiu, píxiū [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄡ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], písiou [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], pʻi²-hsiu¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], pí-syōu [Mandarin, Yale, standard], pyishiou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], писю [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], pisju [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], pèih yāu [Cantonese, Yale], pei⁴ jau¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], péi⁴ yeo¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], pî-hiu [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], pî-hiu [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], pi'hiw [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun], bjij xjuw [Middle-Chinese], /*bi qʰu/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Etymology: Earliest extant attestations are in the Book of Rites and Lost Book of Zhou Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 貔貅
  1. (Cantonese) naughty; mischievous Tags: Cantonese
    Sense id: en-貔貅-zh-adj-WnnTQ1s9 Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 12 40 4 40 4

Noun

IPA: /pʰi³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /pʰei̯²¹ jɐu̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pi²⁴⁻²² hiu⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /pʰi³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/, /pʰei̯²¹ jɐu̯⁵⁵/, /pi²⁴⁻²² hiu⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: píxiū [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄡ [Mandarin, bopomofo], pei⁴ jau¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], pî-hiu, píxiū [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄡ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], písiou [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], pʻi²-hsiu¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], pí-syōu [Mandarin, Yale, standard], pyishiou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], писю [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], pisju [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], pèih yāu [Cantonese, Yale], pei⁴ jau¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], péi⁴ yeo¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], pî-hiu [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], pî-hiu [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], pi'hiw [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun], bjij xjuw [Middle-Chinese], /*bi qʰu/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Etymology: Earliest extant attestations are in the Book of Rites and Lost Book of Zhou Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 貔貅
  1. (Chinese mythology) pixiu, a mythical horned animal that is believed to bring luck Tags: Chinese
    Sense id: en-貔貅-zh-noun-x97aheGY Categories (other): Chinese mythology, Chinese disyllabic morphemes, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese disyllabic morphemes: 13 72 15 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 13 76 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 12 40 4 40 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 44 2 44 3 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (figurative) fierce warrior Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-貔貅-zh-noun-XaZ8cq7N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 辟邪 (bìxié), 天祿 (tiānlù), 天禄 (tiānlù)
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      "ipa": "/pʰi³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/pʰei̯²¹ jɐu̯⁵⁵/"
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